The Vital Signs Profiles are a measurement tool that policymakers, donors, advocates and citizens can use to better understand, and ultimately improve, primary health care.
In late April, the Ariadne Labs Rural Home Hospital team presented findings from its research on the perceptions and feasibility of providing hospital-level care to acutely ill patients in their homes in rural America at the World Hospital at Home Congress. The World Hospital at Home Congress brought together pioneers and experts from multidisciplinary fields, including… Continue reading Rural Home Hospital Team Presents at World Hospital at Home Congress
The Challenge The COVID-19 pandemic has put the limitations of our health system into stark relief. It has also created a new set of extraordinary challenges. Across the country, clinicians are responding to rising COVID-19 cases amid shifting guidance, strained capacity, and personal risk. Hospitals have had to restrict visitors, postpone scheduled appointments and surgeries,… Continue reading COVID-19 and the Momentum for Better Maternal Health Care
May 6, 2021 To help increase public confidence in being vaccinated against COVID-19, Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, today released the COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Toolkit. The toolkit – available in a free download here – is designed to support… Continue reading New Ariadne Labs Toolkit for Providers Aims to Boost Patients’ Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccine
Ariadne Labs’ Serious Illness Care Program aims to make compassionate, clear conversations about patients’ priorities, values, and goals for care accessible to all patients and clinicians. The program centers on the Serious Illness Conversation Guide, a tool to guide clinicians in conducting effective conversations with patients, and provides the implementation support needed for systems to… Continue reading Community of Practice Ambassadors Share Their Support for Serious Illness Conversations
New collaborative offers mass vaccination sites an essential network to support 200 million vaccinations in 100 days BOSTON, Mass, April 20, 2021/ Ariadne Labs has launched the Global Mass Vaccination Site Collaborative to facilitate a rapid information exchange in order to broaden the impact of and safely deliver more COVID-19 vaccinations globally. The collaborative currently… Continue reading Ariadne Labs Launches Global Mass Vaccination Site Collaborative
How Costa Rica became a bright spot for primary health care practices.
The launch of the TeamBirth initiative at two more health systems in Tulsa, Oklahoma, drew wide attention from the local media and highlighted the effort to ensure women having babies are heard and their needs are met. TeamBirth is the centerpiece initiative of Ariadne Labs’ Delivery Decisions Initiative and aims to improve maternal and neonatal… Continue reading TeamBirth Launch in Tulsa Generates Media Coverage on the Need for Teamwork and Communication for Those Giving Birth